Canada's Battlefield Surgeon: Dr. Norman Bethune

Part of a prominent Canadian family, Dr. Norman Bethune revolutionized battlefield medicine while helping the wounded during the Spanish Civil War. He then went to China, where he helped bring modern medicine to the rural areas. Celebrated in China, he was ignored for decades in Canada. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @[email protected] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Newspapers.com Bethune: The Montreal Years by Wendell Macleod, Libbie Park and Stanley Ryerson Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/norman-bethune Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_norman_12E.html Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2018/06/dr-norman-bethune-1890-1939.html Legion Magazine: https://legionmagazine.com/in-his-blood-the-life-and-death-of-norman-bethune/ CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/rewind/norman-bethune-china-s-hero-1.2801190 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices